This is a list of events during the year 2006 in Poland.

Incumbents

Events

January

* 28 January – Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse. 65 fatalities, over 170 wounded.

July

* 24 July – The CBA begins its operations. * 28 July – President

Lech Kaczyński Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (; 18 June 194910 April 2010) was a Polish politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005, and as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010. Before his tenure as president, he pre ...

calls for EU member states to reintroduce the

death penalty Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that ...

. This angers the EU.

September

* 3 September – The political party

Left and Democrats Left and Democrats ( pl, Lewica i Demokraci, LiD) was a centre-left electoral alliance of political parties in Poland which was created on 3 September 2006, before the Warsaw municipal election of 2006. The coalition's aim was to provide an ...

is founded

November

* 12 November –

2006 Polish local elections The 2006 Polish local elections were held in two parts. with its first round on November 12 and the second on November 26, 2006. In the election's first round, voters chose 39,944 gmina councillors, 6,284 powiat councillors and 561 deputies to p ...

, first round * 21 November – 23 miners died in

a blast ''A Blast'' ( el, Η έκρηξη), is a 2014 film directed by Syllas Tzoumerkas about a woman's disillusionment and revolt in the frame of the Greek financial crisis. The film stars Angeliki Papoulia, Vassilis Doganis, Maria Filini, Themis Baza ...

Halemba Coal Mine The Halemba coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Halemba district of Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, 273 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Halemba represents one of the largest coal reserves in Poland, having estimat ...

. * 26 November – Polish local elections, 2006, second round

Sport

2005–06 Ekstraklasa The 2005–06 Ekstraklasa season started on 24 July 2005 and ended 13 May 2006. Legia Warsaw were crowned champions after ending Wisła Kraków's three season winning streak. This was Legia's first title since 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.pn ...

* 2006 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces * 2006 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship *

2005–06 Polish Basketball League The 2005–06 Polish Basketball League was the 78th edition of the top basketball league of Poland. Teams League table Ineligible for playoffs Playoffs FOR 3RD PLACE Polpak Świecie 0 (-16) 60:68 (May 13, 2006 18:30 ...

* 2005–06 Polska Liga Hokejowa season *

2006 PLFA season The 2006 season of the Polish American Football League (PLFA) was the 1st season played by the major american football league in Poland. Regular season play was held from October 8 to November 5, 2006. The Polish champion title was eventually won b ...

* 2006 Polish Figure Skating Championships * 2006 Tour de Pologne * Poland at the 2006 Winter Olympics * Poland at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Deaths

* 18 January:

Jan Twardowski Jan Jakub Twardowski (1 June 1915 – 18 January 2006) was a Polish poet and Catholic priest. He was a chief Polish representative of contemporary religious lyrics. He wrote short, simple poems, humorous, which often included colloquialisms. He ...

* 14 July: Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, chess grandmaster (b.

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

)

References

{{Year in Europe, 2006

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

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